| Sven Yidah | |
| Fullname: | Sven Yidah |
| Birth Date: | 18 December 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Height: | 1.81m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Marumo Gallants F.C. |
| Clubnumber: | 42 |
| Youthyears1: | 2004 |
| Youthclubs1: | Ligi Ndogo |
| Years1: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Kariobangi Sharks |
| Caps1: | 97 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Nairobi City Stars |
| Caps2: | 59 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | Marumo Gallants F.C. |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019–2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Kenya U-23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Sven Yidah (born 18 December 1998 in Nairobi) is a Kenyan footballer who currently plays for South Africa's Premier Soccer League side Marumo Gallants F.C. and the Kenya national football team as a midfielder.
Yidah started out at Ligi Ndogo S.C. Academy before making a switch to FC Kariobangi Sharks in January 2016 for an initial four seasons. He extended his stay at the club at the end of the 2018 season[1] for another three seasons[2] [3] to the end of the year 2021. He left Kariobangi Sharks before expiry of his contract to join Nairobi City Stars in September 2020[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] on a two-year deal. Upon expiry of his contract, Sven crossed borders to try out with South African tp-tier side Marumo Gallants F.C. that features in the Premier Soccer League. Weeks later, he was taken in after an official (free) transfer from Nairobi City Stars. [10] [11] [12] [13]
Yidah is best remembered for his distinctive penalty celebrations against M'Bao FC[14] in the 2019 Kenyan Cup, which became a global phenomenon. He replicated that after scoring a penalty against Everton.[15]
In July 2021 he made the cut to be part of the Kenya U23 squad that traveled to Bahir Dar, Ethiopia for the CECAFA Under-23 Challenge Cup.[16] [17]
Runners-up (1): 2016
Champion (1): 2018
Runners-up (2): 2017, 2019
Champion (1): 2018/19
Champion (1): 2019
Champion (1): 2019